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Test ID: | 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800196 |
Category: | Web application abuses |
Title: | WordPress RSS Feed Reader Plugin 'rss_url' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability |
Summary: | The WordPress plugin 'RSS Feed Reader' is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. |
Description: | Summary: The WordPress plugin 'RSS Feed Reader' is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: The flaw is caused by an input validation error in the 'rss_url' parameter in 'wp-content/plugins/rss-feed-reader/magpie/scripts/magpie_slashbox.php' when processing user-supplied data, which could be exploited by attackers to cause arbitrary scripting code to be executed by the user's browser in the security context of an affected site. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation will allow attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML in a user's browser session in the context of an affected site. Affected Software/OS: RSS Feed Reader WordPress Plugin 0.1 Solution: No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one. CVSS Score: 4.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Cross-Ref: |
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-0740 BugTraq ID: 45997 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45997 http://www.autosectools.com/Advisories/WordPress.RSS.Feed.Reader.for.WordPress.0.1_Reflected.Cross-site.Scripting_82.html http://osvdb.org/70644 http://secunia.com/advisories/43071 XForce ISS Database: rssfeedreader-slashbox-xss(64949) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64949 |
Copyright | Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG |
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